temperate
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USC should have a much more temperate environment to play on Friday, when it kicks off against Fresno State at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Temperature variations and anomalies in countries close to the equator are typically smaller than in temperate climates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
More complex compositions - with ultrafast trills and combinations that contain lots of information - are more common in temperate forests, where birds tend to communicate at closer range.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
That finding suggests some tidally locked exoplanets could maintain localized geothermal environments that provide conditions favorable for life, particularly in more temperate mid latitudes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“That’s the point. According to Grumman, the earth’s magnetic field changed dramatically at various times in the past, and the earth’s axis actually moved, too, so that temperate areas became ice-bound.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing temperate
List 6
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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